I remember this match. I'd heard a lot about Rafa, but this was the first time I'd seen him play, and it was quickly very obvious to me why he was being labelled by some as the next Bjorn Borg.
@historian111z haha well the title says rafael nadal awesome forehand.....wouldnl't you think he would be the one who hit the forehand winner? hahaha ;) rafa is the one with the headband. you gotta know who rafa is, he's number one in the world!!!! :)
not entirely in my opinion. He can still play his down the left line forehand very well and in a more orthodox manner. But i think he doesn't use his over the shoulder forehand enough to control points like he used to
he should change his forehand to that type when he plays the taller guys like del potro he would win alot of matches against them that way del potro seems 2 luv the height of his current forehand masters in london should be great
...ooo the younger years...i think depending how he ages in tennis years...i hope he wont be like hewitt an old 29 year old...instead be a young 29 like agassi where he won alot at his age....
...haha noo need hide behind a computer and attack me buddy...
...i didnot mean youth defines victory and old age symbolizes failure....basically i hope nadal doesnt go through wut hewitt is going through now...a great career at an early age and now declining as injuries at age 28...
...andre agassi in his later years won alot of title and slams...and i hope nadal does the same and stays solid until the end of his career....
I see. I have not watched much tennis, when Rafa started as a Pro. I would like him to see playing more aggressively, because his out-of-defence style seems to be very tiring.
In this particular video he returns as Agassi often did, whereas Federer mostly returns savely to bring the ball into play and starts attacking afterwards.
hes actually closer on the baselin there than he is nowadays, he doesnt even return second serves from that far in... Im HOPING that the loss to murray has taught him something because apparently he was very aggressive on the return in the second set.
nadal is very aggressive when he is confident, but when his confidence dips he goes far behind the baseline and plays too defensive! its a mental thing for him, he just has to do it for the whole match! and he said he is so far back to return is because he likes to take a bigger swing at the ball, so i guess he prefers more time for a bigger swing than taking the ball early, i think he should mix it up a bit more! he just needs to fine tune his game and it will be difficult to stop him!
I remember this match. I'd heard a lot about Rafa, but this was the first time I'd seen him play, and it was quickly very obvious to me why he was being labelled by some as the next Bjorn Borg.
MrRokePoke 3 months ago
Too bad he hasn't played like this since 2005. I want this non-cowardly Rafa back.
3timeMVPNash 3 months ago
"This return, 154, which is considerably faster than the serve.."
davd1986 5 months ago
he goes like pfffft that was nothing
phoenixx01161 5 months ago
Well, we (Spanish) are the best
HorusTheDarkEye 1 year ago
@HorusTheDarkEye
And barcelona the rest
atisto 9 months ago
unusual rafa return
Sebbi567 1 year ago
which one is nadal?
historian111z 1 year ago
@historian111z haha well the title says rafael nadal awesome forehand.....wouldnl't you think he would be the one who hit the forehand winner? hahaha ;) rafa is the one with the headband. you gotta know who rafa is, he's number one in the world!!!! :)
iloveroxymay 1 year ago
haha, lol he turns away from his shot as if he does it everyday.
MinamotoInyo 1 year ago
i can beat rafael nadal
IKnowWereYouSleep 1 year ago
@IKnowWereYouSleep and i can fuck your mom...why you all pigs don't admit rafa is the best? because he's spaniard? fuck you all---
liammojete 1 year ago
@liammojete i can beat roger federer
IKnowWereYouSleep 1 year ago
@liammojete
***** dich selber du idiot ^^
atisto 9 months ago
@IKnowWereYouSleep and i can fuck your mom...rafa is the best, but he's spaniard so that seemo to be a problem for you all...fuck you all
liammojete 1 year ago
@liammojete i can beat david nalbandian
IKnowWereYouSleep 1 year ago
sleeved shirt on rafas torso in 2004??? ohh didn't know that, lol, great return
carlosserraalco 1 year ago
he looked like federer on that
patrick7pat 1 year ago
nothing special ..
1MasterRecords1 1 year ago
Rafa: "Mada mada Dane."
scampynoXD 1 year ago
graphics are worse than my cell phone....
BigaznPARK 1 year ago 3
Forehand is almost as good as mine
quest8899 2 years ago 40
@quest8899 you must be roger federer !
69wiwi69 1 year ago 5
not entirely in my opinion. He can still play his down the left line forehand very well and in a more orthodox manner. But i think he doesn't use his over the shoulder forehand enough to control points like he used to
MrFitzsimmons09 2 years ago
he should change his forehand to that type when he plays the taller guys like del potro he would win alot of matches against them that way del potro seems 2 luv the height of his current forehand masters in london should be great
JamieOwen3 2 years ago
...ooo the younger years...i think depending how he ages in tennis years...i hope he wont be like hewitt an old 29 year old...instead be a young 29 like agassi where he won alot at his age....
10nisMonster 2 years ago
wtf r u talking about... i hope nobody articulates themselves at any age as mentally challenged as you.
Also, according to your mentally challenged logic, youth defines victory while old age is symbolic for failure?
gabe228 2 years ago
...haha noo need hide behind a computer and attack me buddy...
...i didnot mean youth defines victory and old age symbolizes failure....basically i hope nadal doesnt go through wut hewitt is going through now...a great career at an early age and now declining as injuries at age 28...
...andre agassi in his later years won alot of title and slams...and i hope nadal does the same and stays solid until the end of his career....
...im sorry if that offended u in any way....
10nisMonster 2 years ago
I see. I have not watched much tennis, when Rafa started as a Pro. I would like him to see playing more aggressively, because his out-of-defence style seems to be very tiring.
In this particular video he returns as Agassi often did, whereas Federer mostly returns savely to bring the ball into play and starts attacking afterwards.
ulizinho 2 years ago
Has Rafa changed his style?
ulizinho 2 years ago
his return, 154. Significantly faster than the serve, only 138... lol
rayn888 2 years ago
@rayn888 Haha, yeah the commentator did say that, didn't he, lol. One of federermagic's great videos!
davd1986 2 years ago
I'd kill to see him return like that these days.
ElSarkiz 2 years ago 5
hes actually closer on the baselin there than he is nowadays, he doesnt even return second serves from that far in... Im HOPING that the loss to murray has taught him something because apparently he was very aggressive on the return in the second set.
quiet1234 3 years ago
nadal is very aggressive when he is confident, but when his confidence dips he goes far behind the baseline and plays too defensive! its a mental thing for him, he just has to do it for the whole match! and he said he is so far back to return is because he likes to take a bigger swing at the ball, so i guess he prefers more time for a bigger swing than taking the ball early, i think he should mix it up a bit more! he just needs to fine tune his game and it will be difficult to stop him!
stealthpakfa 2 years ago 23